The up-and-coming starlet plays Daphne on MTV's new drama Underemployed. Eavesdrop on Seventeen's convo with Sarah about her real-life underemployed days and the hot guys on the show!

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On The Show

Seventeen: For those who haven't seen the show yet, what is your character Daphne like?

Sarah Habel: Daphne graduated from college with a degree in advertising, but unfortunately she's still an unpaid intern. She gets up the courage to talk to her boss about it, but there's a romantic spark between them that complicates things.

17: What do you hope girls in high school and college take away from watching the show?

SH: I hope girls see that you can make it in a man's world! You don't have to be a secretary or anything that you don't want to be. You can do anything a man can do!

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On Her Castmates

17: You get to work with some pretty hot guys. What is Diego Boneta like? Spill it!

SH: He's really sweet and innocent. Sometimes he spontaneously bursts out into a sweet 80s jam on set. He's singing all the time! Jared Kusnitz (who plays Lou) is really introverted and brooding, and Diego is like a little ray of sunshine. Both of them are so great.

17: Did you know the other girls on the show, Michelle Ang and Inbar Lavi, before you started filming?

SH: I met everyone when we started filming and the girls and I decided to live together. We all moved into an apartment in Chicago, so we totally bonded. We'd explore the neighborhood, go to pilates, and just go out after filming. We were tight!

SH: I was really shy. The only way I could express myself was through choir and drama because I was really nervous around other people. Going to college really brought me out of my shell. I learned through acting that it was OK to be me. When you're playing a character, you actually learn how to be yourself more.

17: Did anything else help you become more confident?

SH: Waitressing! When you're a waitress, you have to talk to everyone, even if you feel nervous. So girls of America, if you feel shy, get out there and waitress!

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